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BillieTheBot
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I'm sure this question has been asked time and time again, but anyway... two really good friends of mine are getting hitched on the 29th and I am completely stumped present-wise.
They don't have a wedding list and have said time and time again that we shouldn't get them presents but just come along and have a laugh. But of course I'm going to get them something, I just don't want it to be a typical wedding gift like posh wine glasses or vouchers or a photo frame. Unfortunately I'm full of ideas of what I don't want to get them, and not what I do want to get them. I thought about getting them a beautiful plant for their garden, but they'll be absolutely coming down with flowers since it's their wedding day. So... maybe not.
Anyone got any ideas or inspiration? Anyone given or received a fabulous wedding present? I'd be really grateful for any insight
They don't have a wedding list and have said time and time again that we shouldn't get them presents but just come along and have a laugh. But of course I'm going to get them something, I just don't want it to be a typical wedding gift like posh wine glasses or vouchers or a photo frame. Unfortunately I'm full of ideas of what I don't want to get them, and not what I do want to get them. I thought about getting them a beautiful plant for their garden, but they'll be absolutely coming down with flowers since it's their wedding day. So... maybe not.
Anyone got any ideas or inspiration? Anyone given or received a fabulous wedding present? I'd be really grateful for any insight
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That might be more of a hen night pressie mind.
I don't really know what else to suggest, because we wanted nice pans, towels and bedding!
I'm really loathe to go down the voucher route, but it's looking more and more likely. Argh.
i could do a special effects photoshop job, or someone else could, and then post it back to you, and get it printed off big at jessops and framed
I was thinking about £75. Could stretch to £100, I guess. I want to get them something just lovely (because they are) but everything's so cliched... or boring. Buggeration :impissed:
Although I suppose a photo album for a wedding is a tad cliched.
Also I got (which i'd subtley hinted for) a reallly nice picnic basket.
Lastly I got a friend spending money for her honeymoon and i'm thiking of for one of the next ones i go to getting friends who cant' afford to go on a honeymoon a night in a nice hotel
I would so do that, but I got his parents a hamper/picnic basket for their 30th anniversary
I did think about making them a patchwork quilt, or a big throw or something that would go in their living room. But that might be a bit twee.
Ohh that would be well cool - when one of my friends gets married we are each going to make one squre of a patch work quilt for her and sew them all togeatehr - but its a bit of a long term project I think.
He's one of my best mates so I want it to be something really lovely. I might not spend that much but I'd be willing to. Weddings do bring out my generous/financially idiotic side though Am starting to think I might make them something though...
Bedlinen is a good idea, am still mulling over a quilt as I'd love it to be homemade and I know they're both the kind of people who'd really appreciate it... I'd have to shake a leg though.
I like the quilt idea, and if you don't want it to be twee, then think of something that's a bit different and not your average quilt.
The first idea that came into my head when you said a quilt was to do either a checkerboard type effect or stripes - one colour representing her, and one representing him. You could either just choose each of their favourite colour if they're a bit minimal, and leave it like that, or you could embroider or applique designs on to represent them on their respective colour.
That might actually still be a little twee, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
If you have a nice picture of them, you could see if you could get it painted by an artist.
I know a very good one if you're stuck;)
Cheers kaff, that's definitely something for me to think about. I'm going to mull over it at the weekend and then actually get off my arse and do something about it. I love the idea of embroidering it.
Kermit I would love to get something like that done, but they're pissed out of their trees in every photo I have of them. I could always try and nick one of their "respectable" set :chin: